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Krotite from
Northwest Africa 1934 meteorite (NWA 1934), Northwest Africa Meteorites


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Krotite

Northwest Africa 1934 meteorite, Northwest Africa Meteorites
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Krotite

Northwest Africa 1934 meteorite, Northwest Africa Meteorites
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Krotite

Northwest Africa 1934 meteorite, Northwest Africa Meteorites
Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Krotite
Formula:CaAl2O4
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hexamolybdenum1
Hercynite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Krotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Northwest Africa 1934 meteorite (NWA 1934), Northwest Africa Meteorites
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:708359
Long-form Identifier:1:3:708359:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2010) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2010, CNMNC Newsletter No 5. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (5) 859-862 doi:10.1180/s0026461x00056887
Ma, C., Kampf, A. R., Connolly, H. C., Beckett, J. R., Rossman, G. R., Smith, S. A. S., Schrader, D. L. (2011) Krotite, CaAl2O4, a new refractory mineral from the NWA 1934 meteorite. American Mineralogist, 96 (5) 709-715 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3693
 
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